EQUIPMENT has been stolen from a fire station in west Dorset following a break-in.

A transport group in west Dorset are calling for changes to be made to a bus service to make travelling easier between to major Dorset towns

Dorset Council to close roads in Whitchurch Canonicorum, Shipton Gorge, Blackney & Beaminster for surface works from 17 June 2026. Parking restrictions apply.

The Bridport and District Gardening Club will host a talk called Companion Planting which will take place on June 18 at the Woman's Institute Hall in Bridport

Thousands of visitors descended on Lyme Regis over the weekend as the town’s fossil festival returned in “spectacular” fashion.

THE West Bay Vintage Rally wrapped up after a packed weekend celebrating classic machinery, family fun and community spirit

DORSET'S Health and Wellbeing Board is being asked to back a package of spending and service priorities worth about £160 million, aimed at supporting community-based care, prevention and closer integration between health and social care services.

THERE are delays to traffic after a crash on the A35 between Bridport and Dorchester

A group that has been raising concerns of the effects of smartphones on young children has reacted to the imminent social media ban

Police are investigating following the suspected vandalism of a car in the centre of Bridport

A huge summer celebration is set to return to Lyme Regis this month, with a packed programme of live music, family entertainment and seaside fun

The Cradle to Career programme launched on Thursday, June 11 in Bridport, backed by leaders from education, business, health, public services and beyond.

Dorset Council has announced temporary road closures and parking restrictions on two west Dorset roads as surface treatment works are carried out later this month.

Workers at Palma Airport in Majorca, Spain, are due to strike this week - see how it will impact travellers.

A 24-year-old motorcyclist has tragically lost his life in a crash on the coast road between Weymouth and Bridport

A number of serious crashes have taken place across the county. Emergency services are at the scene of serious collisions on the coast road, Chickerell, and the A353 at Warmwell. A crash has also taken place at Crossways, Dorchester, and emergency re...

POLICE have seized an illegal e-bike and arrested a rider after reports of dangerous riding in Bridport town centre.

LYME Regis Fossil Festival continues today after drawing crowds to the town on its opening day

A spectacular vintage rally continues today after crowds were drawn to the festival's first day

Crowds flocked to Bridport today as the town’s popular food festival returned, bringing a busy day of local flavours, live entertainment and community spirit

A look back at the flash flood in Bridport's South Street in 1991 and the £850,000 plan to reduce future risk

Try this 4.5-mile Dorset walk across Cranborne Chase filled with history, views and quiet country lanes

Step back to prom night 2007 with 20 photos from Beaminster School

A TRADING estate in bridport has continued its support for Bridport’s next generation of entrepreneurs

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking into Ryanair charging parents to sit next to their children on flights

A quirky new business venture has breathed a breath of fresh air into an empty high street unit.

Dorset residents have been recognised for their service to the community, with local volunteers, campaigners and leaders named in the King’s Birthday Honours

Charmouth beach has been named as one of the UK's finest to visit, according to a selection of writers on The Telegraph

A vehicle has broke down on the coast road.

Two people were arrested after being found in the possession of class B drugs

The couple behind some of West Bay’s most popular community events are branching out into hospitality with the opening of a refurbished Edwardian guesthouse on West Bay Road

Women at a charity shop in Bridport are making sure brides walk away with the wedding dress of their dreams amid national financial uncertainty

THE UK's biggest palaeontology festival is set to return to Lyme Regis this weekend

In 1986 a mysterious convoy in Bridport sparked fears the A35 was being used to transport nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

Here's how to pronounce the name of the west Dorset village of Puncknowle

Here's a nostalgic look back at Dorset’s Stampede by the Sea trail - when elephants came to town and lingered in our hearts

Discover how Dorset places got their names, from Whitcombe’s “wide valley” to Lyme Regis and ancient hill forts across the county.

TEMPORARY traffic lights remain in place at Beaminster Tunnel nearly four months after a landslide first forced their installation on the A3066.

A Lyme Regis student has been praised for helping to build a new garden bench for cancer patients as part of his Duke of Edinburgh Award.

A field in Bridport is to be transformed into a hub of food, drink and celebration as of tonight when a popular event returns to town

A dangerous cliff top rescue took place east of Lyme Regis after a walker became stuck

Business owners in west Dorset have said the time to act is now, as national momentum builds to cut taxes that have are devastating pubs and restaurants

A group campaigning for cleaner waters in west Dorset has expressed outrage over recent sewage spills

Pretty planters which prevented pavement parking on a junction outside a Burton Bradstock home have been removed – on the orders of Dorset Council

PART of the A35 near Bridport will close this evening as work on a new roundabout continues.

A DORSET-affiliated naval support ship has arrives in Cyprus today following intensive training in the Mediterranean for a potential mission in the Strait of Hormuz

from Wessex Water to close Mill Lane, Symmondsbury will close between 2 Barton Cottages and the entrance to Shear Plot, a distance of approximately 60 metres

AN overnight lane closure on the A35 is in place for two weeks to allow for horticultural work

An inspirational five-year-old boy was met with a round of applause by RNLI volunteers after he raised more than £1,000 for the charity

Organisers of Bridport’s beloved carnival weekend have been honoured by the town at an annual event